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Famous people · Morrilton
The 4 famous people born in Morrilton, led by Maurice Jeffers
The best known is the American basketball player Maurice Jeffers, with articles in 10 languages. Second and third on the list are John R. Stallings and Nathan Green Gordon. The oldest name on the list belongs to Mary Massey, born in 1915, the newest to Maurice Jeffers, born in 1979. Fort Smith’s 69 names make the longest list in Arkansas.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Maurice Jeffers
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1915
Mary Massey
Youngest
1979
Maurice Jeffers
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Morrilton
Ranked by languages covered: Maurice Jeffers with 10, then John R. Stallings with 6 and Nathan Green Gordon with 5.
#2
#3Politics & Law
Nathan Green Gordon
1916–2008American lawyer, politician, and decorated naval aviator
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Through the years
When Morrilton’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1910s, at 2.
SportsScience & MedicinePolitics & LawWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Morrilton is known for
The field with the most names is Sports: 1.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Morrilton
1 more, best known first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Morrilton and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (2)
- John R. Stallings: George Bergman, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathan Green Gordon: United States Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons